Maciej Szczęsny

Maciej Szczęsny

170px Szczęsny in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Maciej Wawrzyniec Szczęsny
Date of birth	(1965-06-28) 28 June 1965
Place of birth	Warsaw, Poland
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1987	Gwardia Warsaw
1987–1996	Legia Warsaw	140	(0)
1996–1998	Widzew Łódź	31	(0)
1998–2000	Polonia Warsaw	53	(0)
2000–2002	Wisła Kraków	12	(0)
International career
1991–1996	Poland	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maciej Wawrzyniec Szczęsny (pronounced [ˈmat͡ɕɛj ˈʂt͡ʂɛ̃snɨ]) (born 28 June 1965) is a former footballer from Poland, who played for Legia Warsaw, Widzew Łódź, Polonia Warsaw and Wisła Kraków as a goalkeeper. He participated in the UEFA Champions League with Legia Warsaw (1995–96 - reaching a quarterfinal) and Widzew Łódź (1996–97). He is the only player to have won a Polish championship with four different clubs (in 1994 and 1995 with Legia, in 1997 with Widzew, in 2000 with Polonia and in 2001 with Wisła). Szczęsny played seven times for the Poland national football team, though six of those appearances came in friendlies.

He is now a football commentator. His two sons play football as goalkeepers: Jan (born 1987) for PKS Radość Warsaw in the 6th tier of Polish football, and Wojciech (born 1990) for Arsenal in the Premier League for whom he is their second-choice goalkeeper.